MediaWiki extension

From MediaWiki extension testing

A MediaWiki extension is in essence additional optional functionality provided to MediaWiki. Typically the source of extensions will be at the Wikimedia SVN and typically the localisation and internationalisation will be at translatewiki.net. The primary source for information about standard extensions will be at the MediaWiki website.

Installing extensions

The Wikiation installer is capable of installing extensions. This is a necessary functionality because it is a precondition for automated testing and the testing of new versions of extensions when they become available. When an extension is installed in test mode, a check will be performed to determine the isolation. This is the extend to which the extension is isolated in its functionality from the MediaWiki core application.

Testing extensions

Depending on the availability of tests, we will attempt the correct functioning of the extension and the continued correct functioning of MediaWiki and its functioning in an installation profile. We will perform an isolation check to determine where changes are made to the base MediaWiki environment.

• It is the shared responsibility between developers and users of software that enough test-cases exist to establish both the operational and functional integrity of an extension.